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Cortical laminar necrosis following the rapid correction of drug-induced hyponatremia

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Liu, X., Zhao, X., Yang, J. et al. Cortical laminar necrosis following the rapid correction of drug-induced hyponatremia. Neurol Sci 36, 1725–1727 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2250-x

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